Today, I said that I wasn't expecting someone to say salt made a food sweet. My friend then decided to explain what salt is, a flavor enhancer, and "like when it's on the rim of a Margarita." Really? We're all in college and I'm the only one who keeps their grades up. I know what the fuck salt is. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had to teach my 13-year-old sister that sugar and salt don't, "cancel each other out to make the taste neutral". FML
Today, my mother-in-law came over for dinner. She decided to salt the food I was preparing without even tasting it first, then complained at dinner that I'd used too much salt. She then lectured me on the proper seasoning of food for the rest of the evening. FML
Today, my dad was making drinks for my mom and himself, so I asked him to make me some coffee too. When he brought me my drink, I took a sip, and realized he'd poured salt in it. As I gagged, he muttered, "Next time, make it yourself." FML
Today, after a shitty day, I went to the kitchen to make myself something to eat. When I grabbed the salt container, the bottom lid came off and the salt went everywhere. FML
Today, I wanted to bake some chocolate chip cookies. As the first load was done, I tasted a cookie and it tasted too salty. Thinking it was because of the pinch of salt, I added more sugar to the batter, only to realize that the sugar I've put into the whole batter was actually salt. FML
Today, at work, a woman came up to the snack bar and ordered a pretzel with no salt. When I served her the food, she angrily complained about it having no salt, followed by her throwing the whole thing in my face. FML
Today, I found out that the reason my soda always tastes funny is because my fiancé likes to mix different flavors together to see if I'll notice. FML
Today, I spent all day carefully preparing a wonderful homemade beef and vegetable stew from scratch. Close to dinner time, I tasted it and it was inedibly salty. Confused, my horrifically bratty stepdaughter then laughed and admitted she poured salt in it because it wasn’t what she wanted for dinner. FML
Today, I made Salt Water Taffy for the first time, misread the recipe, and put 1.5 cups of salt instead of the 1.5 teaspoons it called for. Needless to say it's inedible and I had to throw it away. FML
Today, my 3-year-old daughter came along, pointing a finger at me. I pretended to eat it by putting it in my mouth. She then said to me with disgust, "Why are you eating my booger?" Ah, that explains the saltiness… FML
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Yudith 28
You may know that salt is salty, but did you know why every cake recipe asks you to add a pinch of salt to the flour before mixing it in the wet ingredients? Do you know where the salted caramel craze comes from? Because salt is a flavor enhancer, that's why.
BurnInDemonFire 39
Just wait until that friend is a top-class chef and you're trying to understand why Taco Bell is the latest fast food chain to reject you despite your grades. Life has a funny way of changing the script, as it were.
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Yudith 28
You may know that salt is salty, but did you know why every cake recipe asks you to add a pinch of salt to the flour before mixing it in the wet ingredients? Do you know where the salted caramel craze comes from? Because salt is a flavor enhancer, that's why.
Nikki 17
Tell me your friends a guy without telling me your friend is a guy
BurnInDemonFire 39
Just wait until that friend is a top-class chef and you're trying to understand why Taco Bell is the latest fast food chain to reject you despite your grades. Life has a funny way of changing the script, as it were.
Suaria 38
Yes salt is salty but it is a flavor enhancer. As a hobby, I've baked for close to 16 years now and I've not come across a baked good recipe that didn't have salt in it. Fact is, salt is needed for baking, and it actually makes your baked good sweeter. What this clearly shows is that you may be brain smart but you've clearly never tried cooking or baking a wide variety of foods before. Being smart in school does not always equal to being smart in everything else in life.